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Admissions Policy
Students who have completed academic coursework at a university of recognized standing equivalent to that required for a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in the United States may apply for admission. Degree programs based on a total of sixteen years of full-time academic work (commencing with elementary school) usually qualify as equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's degree. However, the Admissions Committee does not consider certificates from vocationally oriented programs of the required duration that are not part of a university degree program equivalent to a university-level degree.
All newly entering students must have a minimum of a conferred Bachelor's degree in order to enroll in the GSB Ph.D. Program. Degrees must be verified by official copies of diplomas or conferral statements on academic records.
International Academic Credentials:
Stanford’s assessment of a foreign degree is based on the characteristics of a national educational system, the type of institution attended, and the level of studies completed. The following guidelines indicate the minimum level of study required of applicants from recognized academic institutions outside the U.S.
- British patterned education: bachelor’s degree with honors.
- France: maîtrise from university or completion of three-year diploma d’ingénieur from grandes écoles. Note: the gradué (graduate certificate) does not meet minimum requirements. **Three-year Bologna compliant bachelor’s degree accepted.
- Germany: the diplom, magister artium (M.A.), or staatsexamen. **Three-year Bologna compliant bachelor’s degree accepted.
- Other European countries: university degree requiring four years of study. **Three-year Bologna compliant bachelor ’s degree accepted.
- Middle East: university degree requiring four years of study.
- Canada: three-year bachelor’s degree from Quebec, four-year bachelor’s degree from other provinces.
- Latin America: university degree requiring four years of study.
- India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal: bachelor’s degree in engineering or medicine, master’s degree in all other fields. Note: A three-year bachelor’s degree in any subject is not considered sufficient for graduate study at Stanford. The two-year master’s degree following the three-year bachelor’s degree from India is required.
- Philippines: four-year bachelor’s degree.
- Russian republics: university diploma requiring four-and-a-half to six years of study. **Three-year Bologna compliant bachelor’s degree accepted.
- Other Asian countries: university degree requiring four years of study.
**Requires the Diploma Supplement issued in accordance to the Bologna Declaration.
Academic records should give detailed information on the content and quality of your performance, courses taken each year, and grades received. Degrees must be verified by official copies of diplomas or conferral statements on academic records.
All academic records must be original documents bearing the seal and signature of the Registrar or copies verified by a school administrative officer. Do not send documents that cannot be easily replaced.
If the institution does not issue records in English, original language records must be submitted with translations. All translations must be literal and complete versions of the original records. All supporting material must be in English.
The University reserves the right to require additional academic documents. If we are unable to verify the nature or authenticity of your academic documents, you may be asked to obtain an evaluation from a foreign credential evaluation service.